Osasu Obayiuwana BBC Sport

Champagne says they expect a report from the Nigeria FA

Fifa has expressed its disappointment with Nigeria over the slow pace of reforms to its FA statutes.

Their committee for national associations, which met in Zurich during the week, is unhappy that the country's parliament is yet to pass a bill abrogating a law that allows the government to play a role in the management of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA).

Decree 101 of 1992 - the offending statute - is to be replaced by a Fifa-approved law, which the NFA's congress approved in December 2004.

"The committee expressed its concern that the bill repealing this law has not been presented to parliament," Fifa deputy general secretary Jerome Champagne told BBC Sport on Friday.

"I have sent a letter to the NFA and we expect the chairman to furnish a report on the state of developments.

"We received a guarantee from Nigeria's sports minister that our statutes will be respected and after the government approved a change to the law, we expect the parliament to effect this change."

But the delay in abrogating the decree means there are two conflicting laws that exist for the NFA.

It's a disturbing development Nigeria FA chairman Ibrahim Galadima

NFA chairman Ibrahim Galadima, who received a telephone call from Fifa to inform him of the decision, is worried by the latest turn of events.

"It's a disturbing development," Galadima told BBC Sport.

"We heaved a sign of relief when the initial threat of sanctions was lifted but we are still having to deal with the same issues.

"I have to liaise with the sports ministry and parliament to find out what is responsible for the delay in repealing the decree."

Fifa had given Nigeria a deadline of 31December 2004 to abrogate the offending statute or face an international ban.

The country got a reprieve after Musa Mohammed, the country's sport minister, pledged that the law will be promptly repealed in the new year.

Football's governing body also warned that, in accordance with article 18 of its statutes, Nigeria's new professional league board remains subordinate to the authority of the NFA, which remains the supreme authority for football matters in the country.